Anyone know of any Christmas parties that are open to all this year? We have a friend who is on a scholarship from Ecuador and will be away from home for Xmas for the first time, and I thought someone might be able to suggest a suitable party venue.

“To cook for the pleasure of it, to devote a portion of our leisure to it, is to declare our independence from the corporations seeking to organize our every waking moment into yet another occasion for consumption." --Michael Pollan

There will be a big bazaar in Hsinchu December 15th, lots of Latin American food stands.

There is also the European Christmas fair next Saturday.

"Lo urgente no deja tiempo para lo importante". MafaldaNone of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Eat the delicious food. Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. Say the truth that you’re carrying in your heart like hidden treasure. Be silly. Be kind. Be weird. There’s no time for anything else